Weeks after the U.K.’s Competition & Markets Authority blocked Microsoft’s proposed $68.7 billion deal to buy video games giant Activision Blizzard, the European Commission (EC) has grant…
However, the approval, which arrived after an EC investigation, comes with conditions that requireThe preliminary investigation conducted by the EC revealed that Microsoft’s acquisition could potentially harm competition in two key areas: the distribution of console and PC video games, including multi-game subscription services and cloud game streaming services, as well as the supply of PC operating systems.
However, the acquisition would indeed negatively impact competition in the distribution of PC and console games through cloud game streaming services, which have the potential to revolutionize the gaming experience. The EC found that Activision’s popular games could drive the growth of cloud game streaming.
Extending a corresponding free license to EEA-based cloud game streaming service providers, enabling gamers to stream any of Activision Blizzard’s PC and console games. “Video games attract billions of users all over the world. In such a fast-growing and dynamic industry, it is crucial to protect competition and innovation. Our decision represents an important step in this direction, by bringing Activision’s popular games to many more devices and consumers than before thanks to cloud game streaming.
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